The PG Pre Med is a short course (up to six months) run by the University, and is suited to

students who do not hold the required IELTS score and have not yet passed PLAB.
The course consists of eight weeks of intensive English training with the aim of getting
students’ English raised by approximately 0.5 IELTS. This is followed by intensive PLAB 1 and
PLAB 2 coaching.
Course aims
 develop your English language skills to the required level for your degree course
 develop your study skills to the required level for university study
 encourage and help you develop an understanding of the academic and cultural context
of university study in order for you to be fully involved in your degree course.
The primary focus is on developing your English language skills to enable you to manage
degree-level study. This includes factors such as

 study skills
 reading for gist
 planning and submitting an academic project
 listening to lectures
 note-making
 giving presentations
 taking part in seminars

Once students have completed the English tuition they will be expected to sit the IELTS
exam and achieve a 7.5 overall with 7.0 in each category.
English pre- Sit and pass
PLAB 1 prep
sessional (8 IELTS (achieve
weeks), 15th Oct-
course, no set
7.5 overall, 7.0
7th Dec dates
each category)

Sit and pass PLAB 2 prep Sit and pass

PLAB 2, 2019 course, 2019 PLAB 1
dates TBC dates TBC

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PLAB 1 preparation
PLAB 1 exam tuition training will then be held over three days and will include online
training via a teaching portal. This will give students the opportunity to access a large
number of frequently asked PLAB 1 topics. Topics will be covered with interactive, short
lectures on essential points followed by a series of high yield questions, answers and
explanations. On the last day of the course, there will be a timed mock exam to simulate
the exam environment.

After this course students are expected to sit and pass the PLAB 1 exam allowing them
progression onto the PLAB 2 preparation course.

PLAB 2 preparation
The PLAB 2 exam tuition training is an intensive seven day course and will cover all areas of
the PLAB 2 exam including: medicine, surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology,
psychiatry, ethics, breaking bad news, history taking, management of common diseases,
data interpretation, interpersonal and communication skills and also mannequin
examinations which are in line with the new PLAB 2 scenarios.

Course Costs
The full PG Pre Med course costs £2,600.

Entry requirements
Applicants should already have IELTS at 7.0 overall (minimum of 6.5 in each section) or OET
of C. Students will be expected to obtain a six month, short-term study visa for the duration
of the course.

How to apply
Please contact pgmed-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk for an application form.